Service difficulty report · Fuel · Braero HS7482A

Difficulty date
December 10, 2006
Submitted
January 19, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Braero HS7482A
Aircraft time
27,561 hours
Engine
Rroyce DART5342
Propeller
Rotol R2124304
Part
Fuel
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) PILOT OBSERVED ENGINE NR 1 FUEL FILTER DE-ICING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN CRUISE FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER APPLYING FUEL HEAT, ENGINE NR 1 QUIT. PILOT FEATHERED PROPELLER AND LANDED UNEVENTFUL. MAINT REMOVED ENGINE NR 1 LOW PRESSURE FUEL FILTER AND FOUND A LACK OF FUEL. MAINT THEN DRAINED CONTENTS OF NR 1 FUEL COLLECTOR TANK INTO A BUCKET AND OBSERVED .5 LITER OF WATER PRESENT IN FUEL. MAINT FILLED AND DRAINED TANK 3 MORE TIMES TO ENSURE ALL WATER CONTAMINATION HAD BEEN REMOVED. NR 1 ENGINE FUEL SYS WAS RESTORED IAW MM. ENGINE WAS RUN AND TESTED SERVICEABLE. MAINT CHECKED FOR WATER CONTAMINATION IN THE LT WING SUMP, RT WING SUMP AND NR 2 FUEL COLLECTOR TANK AND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF WATER. OPERATOR CHECKED